All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

The elementary education bachelor’s degree will prepare you to become an elementary teacher eligible to teach students from kindergarten through sixth grade.

Communications (8-9 credits)

• COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA (2 credits) OR
  COMM 106 - Public Speaking I (3 credits)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I (3 credits)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II (3 credits)

Humanities (9 credits)

• ENGL 355 – Literature for Children (3 credits)
• EDEL 270 – Art for Elementary Schools (3 credits)
• MUSIC 405 – Music for Elementary Teachers (3 credits)

Social Sciences (12 credits)

Select 1:

• HDFS 110 - Introduction to Human Development (3 credits)
• PSYCH 110 - General Psychology (3 credits)

Select 3:

• GEOG 100 - World Regional Geography (3 credits)
• HIST 151 - History of the United States to 1877 (3 credits) OR
  HIST 152 - History of the United States Since 1877 (3 credits)
• POLSC 115 - U.S. Politics (3 credits)
• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits) OR
  ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)

Natural and Physical Sciences (11 credits)

• Biological sciences course with lab (3-4 credits)
• Physical sciences course with lab (3-4 credits)
• Earth science course with lab (3-4 credits)

Quantitative Studies (9 credits)

• MATH 100 - College Algebra (3 credits)
• MATH 320 - Math for Elementary School Teachers I (3 credits)
• STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics (3 credits)

Areas of Concentration (15 credits)
Open Option electives: 15 credit hours to be selected in consultation with an advisor. Student are encouraged to select coursework leading to a minor, certificate or additional general education courses that will enhance your education program.

Pre-Professional Education Component (10 credits)

• EDCI 110 - Foundations of Education (3 credits)
• EDCI 200 - Teaching as a Career (1 credit)
• EDCI 230 - Early Field Experience (1 credit)**
• EDCI 400 - New Literacies in Contemporary Classrooms (3 credits)
• EDEL 250 - Health and Movement in Elementary Classrooms (2 credits)

Professional Education Component (46 credits)
Admission to professional education component required. Last 4 semesters are full-time and taken sequentially.

BLOCK A courses (fall only)

• EDCEP 315 - Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• EDCI 318 - Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning (1 credit)
• EDCI 320 - Core Teaching Skills and Lab (3 credits)
• EDSP 324 - Exceptional Children in the Regular Classroom (3 credits)

BLOCK B courses (spring only)

• EDEL 410 - Block B Practicum: K-6 (2 credits)**
• EDEL 411 - Teaching Literacy: K-2 (3 credits)
• EDEL 412 - Teaching Science: K-6 (3 credits)
• EDEL 413 - Classroom Assessment: K-6 (1 credit)
• EDEL 414 - Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (3 credits)

BLOCK C courses (fall only)

• EDEL 460 - Block C Practicum: K-6 (2 credits)
• EDEL 463 - Teaching Mathematics: K-6 (3 credits)
• EDEL 464 - Classroom Management and Discipline: K-6 (1 credit)
• EDEL 585 - Teaching Internship in Elementary Schools (6 credits)**

BLOCK C courses (spring only)

• EDEL 461 - Teaching Literacy: Grades 3-6 (3 credits)
• EDEL 462 - Teaching Social Studies: K-6 (3 credits)
• EDEL 585 - Teaching Internship in Elementary Schools (6 credits)**

NOTE: Block C and the teaching internship are a year long.

*Course is not available online at K-State.
**Although class will be completed online, you will complete field experiences in local accredited elementary schools.

After successful completion of this program, you will be eligible to apply for an Initial Teaching License for teaching K-6 in the state of Kansas. The license will transfer to other states, although completion of additional tests may be required, and this program is open to students outside of Kansas.

The Professional Education Unit at Kansas State University is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).

Once admitted and enrolled in the elementary education bachelor’s degree, you will be considered a pre-professional education major. You will have to complete additional requirements to be admitted into the full program, known as the professional education major.

Learn more about the additional requirements and steps to apply to the professional education program.

K-State offers online tools that allow you to see how previous coursework taken at another accredited institution will transfer to K-State. You can search by course or by program curriculum.

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